Holladay School
Holladay School 1915, is believed to be the first consolidated school in Putnam County. This picture was made the first year the school opened. Shown is the original building and the first teachers and students. Standing to the left in the back row are the teachers, Miss Notie Proffitt (sister of Herman Proffitt), Miss Kate Davis, and the school's principal, Harve McCulley who was the father of Charlie and Sam McCulley. At the right near the horses is school superintendent James Monroe Hatfield. At the right is one of the first school bus-wagons and driver, Jim Sutton. Some say this was the site of the beginning of the Putnam County Agricultural Fair where community fairs were held for several years before the fair was organized. This building burned on July 18, 1929, after being struck by lightning. Photo courtesy of Arda Lee. Pictorial History of Putnam County Tennessee by First American Bank, pg. 205.